reimpose
verb
re·im·pose
(ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 
reimposed; reimposing
: to impose (something) again
Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.—
John Kalbfleisch
John KalbfleischThe state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …—Isabel Hilton
Isabel Hilton… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.—Mark Landler et al.
Mark Landler et al.… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …—Irish Examiner (online)
Irish Examiner (online)EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …—BBC News (online)
BBC News (online)… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.—Lonnie Harp
Lonnie Harp
reimposition
noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.
—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
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The document would seek to reimpose that restriction and apply it to streaming services — a move that would no doubt generate industry pushback.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
The Biden administration lifted those sanctions but reimposed them following Russia’s start of the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
If successful, the talks could not only reimpose critical restrictions on Iran's nuclear activity but also ease sanctions and deescalate tensions across the Middle East, where Israel and the United States have threatened an attack if no deal is reached.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The 2015 nuclear deal featured a snapback mechanism, designed to allow any of the agreement’s parties to reimpose international sanctions.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
The Biden administration lifted those sanctions but reimposed them following Russia’s start of the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
If successful, the talks could not only reimpose critical restrictions on Iran's nuclear activity but also ease sanctions and deescalate tensions across the Middle East, where Israel and the United States have threatened an attack if no deal is reached.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The 2015 nuclear deal featured a snapback mechanism, designed to allow any of the agreement’s parties to reimpose international sanctions.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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